VAN IJSENDIJK, JE

Born: 1858 03 26Died: 1888 02 10

Engineer

Also spelled VAN YSENDYK.

One of the five engineers of the NZASM who left the Netherlands for the ZAR on 28 July 1887, the others of the group being GROLL, STEINMETZ, VAN DER MEULEN and VAN LENNEP. He died of malaria and is buried with his compatriot, GH VAN DER MEULEN (who suffered the same fate) in the cemetery at Komatipoort which is now incorporated into the golf course.